By Cynthia Brian “Count the fires by glowing flames, never by the ashes that fall. Count your days by the golden hours, don’t remember clouds at all. Count the nights by stars, not shadows. Count your life by smiles, not tears. And with joy on every day, count your age by friends, not...

By Cynthia Brian “Society is like a lawn where every roughness is smoothed, every bramble eradicated, and where the eye is delighted by the smiling verdure of a velvet surface.” Washington Irving The cool evenings, warm days, and majestic orange sunsets signal the season of fall. While...